LA Fox Boot Camp

December 2

LA Fox is sponsoring a “boot camp” on December 2, 2000. The

camp is designed to take your existing skills (whether they’re

FPW or VFP) and give them a shot in the arm. If you haven’t

signed up for the Boot Camp and still wish to, we have included

a registration form in this issue of The Developer.

“Show Me The Code” - “How To” session covering all the

basics of rapidly building Windows applications using Visual

FoxPro

This

session is geared toward working programmers.

Programmers with an understanding of FoxPro 2.6 will get

an eye opening look at the features new to Visual FoxPro.

Programmers already working with Visual FoxPro will gain

an enhanced understanding of how to simplify development

using Visual FoxPro’s object orientation and how to har-

ness the awesome power of Visual FoxPro’s database

features.

Programmers coming from another language will understand

what Visual FoxPro is and how to use it for rapid database

development.

The session format will be as follows:

Review database features and use Rules, Triggers, and

Stored Procedures to build some smarts into a database.

Build a smart form that knows how to save, cancel, delete,

etc.

Re-use the smart form as a re-usable base class and

discuss both the joys and pitfalls of object oriented develop-

ment.

Look at Visual FoxPro Views and how to use them for easy

parent-child database development.

At LA Fox

November 20, 2000, 7:30 PM.. Drew Speedie. Drew, the

mastermind behind Visual MaxFrame Professional, will be

speaking on Visual MaxFrame Professional, as well as typical

client-server data entry forms.

December 18, 2000, 7:30 PM. The Annual LA Fox Christ-

mas Party. It’s that time of the year again. Come join us for

merriment, good times, LA Fox fellowship, and tasty treats.

And what would the Christmas party be without The White

Elephant Gift Exchange? So come prepared for a good time.

[Ed. Note: The idea behind the White Elephant Gift Exchange

is to bring a wrapped “something” that is no longer useful to you

but might be to someone else <g>. Last year, “lucky” recipients

received such valuable gifts as “cheesy” romance novels,

copies of “useful” computer books (The Complete DOS 5.0

Reference, Understanding Lotus v2. 01, WordPerfect 4.2, etc.),

hardware (2400-baud modems, etc.), stocking stuffers that

didn’t quite turn you on last Christmas, etc. It’s great fun, with

lots of laughs, and pmvides you an opportunity to pass those

white elephants along to someone “deserving” of such presents.

So, look in the back of your closets and out in the garage

I’m sure you’ll find something. It’s not mandatory that you

bring one since there’s usually plenty to go around, but it does

make it easier.] Oh yeah and Ken Levy will be here, too.

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Elsewhere

The LA Fox Developer

A Newsletter for FoxPro Application Developers in Southern California

Visit our WebSite at: http://www.lafox.org November 2000

Out and About

by Barry R. Lee

The November meeting of LA Fox will be

held on Nov. 20, 2000, at 7:30 PM at our new

meeting place (NCR, 100 N. Sepulveda Blvd.,

El Segundo, CA). For details on how to get

there, see the map on the back page.

(Con’t, page 3)

In this issue

Getting Ready for .NET

Membership Survey

Boot Camp Registration

(Con’t, page 2)

Page 3

Page 7

Page 9

and much more!